Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-12
MAGNETlZEp WIND.
A Very Remarkable story That Com,
All the Way from Texas.

n Very Remarkable story That Comes
All the Way from Texas.
About ono hundred miles eaat Of Fl Paso,
near Sierra Blanco, on tho lins Of the Texas
& Pacific railway, there Ia q strange phe-
noucnon that has just como to public
notice, writes an IL P.so correspondent OF
tac Galveston Nee. Tho authority for the
statements about 10 30 made is ex-COvcr-
cor John G. Brown. Of Tennessee, receiver
OF the Texas q Pacific, who visited this city
a few days ago accompanied by several OIL
Gals Of the rUld, Including Division Super
mtcnGsut Judy, Ia whose jurisdiction tho
phenomenon IA located. Governor Brown
AID Superintendent Judy told tho story 10
one or two persons here and IL has juDt
come out.
About three years ago tho Texas e Pacific
Railway Company undertook 10 sink an
Grts-ian well few ni!c8 east Of Sierra
Elanco, which 10 little hamlet ninety-iivo
milcs east ~ 81 Paso. The worlSmcn put
The pipo down about six hundred feet whom
suddenly an underground cavern was
struck, tho drill dropped about sls feet and
current OF air rushed up the Pipe. Drill
ing ceased and the well was abandoned,
tho six hundred feet OF pipe remaining in
tho ground and giving connection bo-
tween tho surface Of the earth and tho
subtcrrgnean cavity quarter Of q milo DO
meath
Tho phenomenon did no. at that time 1T
tract the attention Of any ono sufficiently
interested 10 investigate. Recently, how
ovor, Superintendent Judy's attention was
called % 10, and his personal examination
and inquiries have developed peculiar facts
nnd testimony about tho wonderful well.
Governor Brown stepped 90 sec II on his
way here Not nsGuy people 1.-Two near tho
htfF 80
borhocd Of 10 Gre Thoroughly acquainted
with II. Ever since IL WIS abandoned, three
ycars ESQ, tho people near by have been la
the habit Of going nCd sitting about the
VOL in su-facr 10 enjoy the cool and inyig-
Grating DIR that rusAes up tire p;po. One II
the strGngcs; tEinys f. tho fact that the cur.
reut Of cir obb1 and flows like the ocean
tides. Prom iO:i5 a n. TO iC:l5 p. m 70
rent Of Gir rushas out Of the pipe with
SQUAD that resembles tho noise made by "a
locomotive blowing OF steam, 80 loud that II
con be heard for forty or 1fty yards. AZ
1913 p. N. tho overflow Of mir ceases and a
strong suction sets in. which lasts for tho
next t-cnty.four hours, this Obj and flOw
continuing ecy after dry. II has been OBJ
served By hOrSemcu that whCncvor they
get In tho nci yhborhood Of the well strong
magnetic forces orc felt and sparks are
given OF II the horses name is touched.
Recently man from Sierra Blanco was
eiitirg close 10 the well, and on taking out
his poclset-lrnife found n nail which no had
In his pocket clinging 70 the knife. lie held
tho Knife in tho current OF cir and found
the magnetic property was greatly in
creased.
Severn! weeks ngo Superintendent Judy
held his poclsct-lSnifc in the current OF air
for four minutes and tho knife is still
strongly mGgneti1Cd from the effect Tho
outfowing current Of air is believed 10 pos
Bess remarkable curative properties. Its
efficacy 10 TO be tC3tcd by experiments up
on cases Of paralysis and other diseases.
Tho people who live near tho wonderful
well call IL the fountain Of YOUTH